Monday · Jun 22, 2026
Woman dies after officer-involved shooting during traffic stop in Calgary
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after multiple uses of force during a highway confrontation with an erratic driver.
River's running high after the rain
The North Saskatchewan is flowing at over 1070 cubic metres per second — about 2 metres higher than normal. That's a lot of water moving fast.
City to pilot big-bin program in 2027 to combat illegal dumping
Edmonton officials say poor waste sorting, not lack of pickup frequency, drives illegal dumping — and a new collection program is in development.
Mosquito season is here and it's brutal
After the rain stopped, swarms of mosquitoes are everywhere. If you're heading outside, bring bug spray — seriously.
Epcor invested $158 million in water treatment as climate demands grow
The utility is protecting plants against high-water events and expanding stormwater infrastructure as Edmonton braces for more extreme weather.
Odd Burger plant-based fast-food chain closing Mayfield location
The Canadian chain is shuttering its Mayfield Common location on June 28, leaving one remaining Edmonton outlet on the south side.
Family physicians in high demand; many Albertans struggle to access care
A survey found that 16 per cent of Albertans with family doctors say it's challenging to get appointments when needed.
Valerie June
Myer Horowitz Theatre
Edmonton man wins $1 million from Servus Credit Union contest
Ibukun Sobukunola, a project manager, moved his savings to Servus and entered the Big Share contest — and won the grand prize.
John Butler Trio (18+)
Midway - Edmonton
Jacob Do Octet
Yardbird Suite
John Butler with Band
Midway Music Hall
Aladean Kheroufi w/ His His, Mya Hill
The Buckingham
Sun spotted briefly during Edmontonian weather crisis
A bright thing appeared in the sky today for the first time in days and it hurt to look at. Edmonton residents are reporting unprecedented sun exposure.
Entire dock with five boats swept down North Saskatchewan River
A dock owned by the Edmonton Rowing Club broke free Monday morning and drifted downstream through the city during the heavy rainfall.
Sump pumps running non-stop through the rain
Sump pumps all over the city are going into overdrive. One local's pump jumped from running maybe once a month to firing every 8-15 minutes. Anyone else tracking theirs?
Victoria School 2026 Graduation Ceremony
Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Heavy rain forces Epcor warnings, river rising fast
More than 190 mm has fallen on Edmonton this June — the most in over 60 years. The North Saskatchewan River is flowing at double its normal speed.
Shuttered Edmonton chemical plant faces enforcement order over contamination
Enerkem Alberta Biofuels must remediate site with methanol and petroleum hydrocarbons in soil and groundwater.
Edmonton ER patients wait longer, stay longer than rest of Alberta
Emergency department stays of 48+ hours jumped to 65% of province's total; average stay now 9+ hours.
Rain records are piling up faster than the water
Edmonton weather nerds are tracking some wild numbers from this weekend's deluge. Stony Plain hit 210.5 mm for the month (vs. the all-time June record of 216.5 mm from 1914),...
CIBC's iconic Jasper Avenue building listed for sale
The 1929 heritage structure gets new life as the bank moves operations to the Ice District.
Basement carpet tiles are a game changer for wet basements
Flooding your basement every few years? One Edmonton family swears by carpet tiles over concrete — they pull them up, run the humidifier to dry everything out, let the tiles...
Oilers lock in Connor Murphy on five-year extension
Defenceman signs $4.1-million average annual deal through 2030-31 season.
Someone's sump pump overdue for service with all this rain
All the rain hitting Edmonton has locals thinking about sump pump maintenance. A Reddit user posted asking for company recommendations and cost estimates for a maintenance...
Edmonton records second-wettest June as rain keeps falling
189.9 mm so far with eight days left; another storm system forecast for the weekend.
Sump pumps running on high as rain floods basements
If you're hearing your sump pump humming non-stop this morning, that's normal — heavy rain overnight is pushing basement water systems to the limit across Rivers Edge, The...
